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The Beggar's Deceit

Nº 146 The Beggar's Deceit 50 ft.

The Showman, vol. I, nº 2, 1^er octobre 1900, p. iii.

The Beggar's Deceit

In this photograpb- which may be described as a translation of a famous French film- a cripple is seen laboriously propelling himself along the pavement on a little trolley, as he has lost the use of his legs. In the distance a policeman is walking slowly up the street. Numerous passers-by, taking pity on the beggar's apparent plight, show their sympathy in a substantial manner, and the cripple appears to be reaping a good harvest, when the policeman comes up with him. The constable suspecting something wrong, taps the man on the shoulder, and the man being seized with a sudden fright, springs up and takes to his heels right down the street with marvellous rapidity. The policeman hardly expecting such a result to his enquiries, starts off in pursuit, but is handicapped at the commencement by falling heavily over the beggar's deserted trolley. He is a corpulent man, but he gets to his feet again with considerable agility, and tears off down the street after the retreating figure of the fraudulent beggar.

HEPWORTH 1903

L'Estropié agile

Un estropié dans une petite voiture mendie sur la voie publique, arrivée d'un policeman qui veut l'arrêter, fuite du mendiant et chute du policeman.

GAU 1901-07